Pericallis D. Don

Stace, C.A. (1997) New Flora of the British Isles. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Stace, C.A. (2010) New Flora of the British Isles. 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, palmately veined; capitula radiate; phyllaries all in 1 main row; the colour of disc flowers and ligules usually contrasting, the former darker, blue, red or pink or purple, never yellow. Fruit an achene.

Worldwide: 14 species native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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hybrida B. Nord.

Other sources of information about Pericallis:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pericallis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pericallis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pericallis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pericallis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Pericallis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pericallis
JSTOR Plant Science: Pericallis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pericallis
Plants of the World Online: Pericallis
Tropicos: Pericallis
Wikipedia: Pericallis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Pericallis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2562, retrieved 23 November 2024

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